In an experiment to study properties of carbon, a small amount of charcoal is placed in a boiling tube. 5.0cm3 of concentrated nitric acid is...

      

In an experiment to study properties of carbon, a small amount of charcoal is placed in a boiling tube. 5.0cm3 of concentrated nitric acid is added. The mixture is then heated.
(a) What observations are made?
(b) Write an equation for the reaction that took place in the boiling tube.
(c) What property of carbon is shown in this reaction?

  

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sharon
(a) Black colour of carbon (charcoal fades)
- A brown gas was formed at the boiling tube.
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(c) Reducing property.
sharon kalunda answered the question on March 27, 2019 at 06:12


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